Improvement in self-closing auger stop-cocks



i, pushing up the eduction tube.

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ALFRED wenn, or BosToN, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patentlio'. 100,697, dated March 8, 1870; a'utedatcd February25, 1870.

i IMPROVEMENT IN SELF-'CLOSING AUGER Stroe-coasts.

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Y h l The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making partof the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED VVEEI), of Boston, inv

the county ot' Suffolk, and State of `bLassachusetts, have invented anImproved Self-@losing Faucet; and

"I dohereby declare that the following, taken in connection with thedrawings which accompany 'and form part of this specification, is adescription of my invention sufficient to enable those skilledin theartto practise it. v l i l My improvement has particular reference to suchconstruction of' a self-closing faucet as shall enable the l `faucet tobe readilyopened by upward pressure ofthe rilnor neck of the vesselinto` which ,the liquid is to "be drawn, or by upward movement of thedelivery- `tube of the faucet; and I `The invention consists, primarily,in forming the de1ivery-tube with a valve, which is opened to allowfluid to flow through and from the faucet by raising `The drawingsrepresent afaucet embodying my im' '1), the eduction tube.

o, thevalve-chamber.

1l, the valve.

e, the valve-seat.

j; orifices in the tube b, through which orifices the liquid flows whenthe valve is raised from its seat.

Below the valve-seat the piece g is made as a tube,

l in which tube the cduction tube b fits and slides vertically. l. A v

' 'lhe valve, as seen at A, is placed at thetop ofand forms the head tothe eduction tube, theva-lve being raised from its seat to allow escapeof the fluid by When the valve isclosed the pressure of liquid upon thehead of' the valveforces it down to its seat, and l when the valve,after heilig raised, is released, it is i, by which to raise it, and theend of the tube may' be made small enough to allow it to enter the monthofan ordinary jug or'bottle, which, being pressed upward against theflange, raises t-he valve, the entrance of the fluid into the bottleheilig insured by the position of the tube within the neck of thebottle, thel flange being provided with holes k, it' desirable, to allowfree escape of air from the bottle as thc fluid enters it.

Many losses of liquids occur in stores and dwellinghouses fromaccidentally leaving faucets running, thc intention being to leave thefaucet running only until the vessel placed beneath is filled, but theruiming faucet being often forgotten for other matters until more orless of the liquid has escaped. lVhole casks of valuable liquids havethus been sometimeswasted or lost.

Wit-h this invention it will be obvious that as the faucet closes whennot'held up by the person drawing the liquid, no such loss can occur'.The construction ,is not only effective, but is inexpensive, theimprovement adding nothingto the cost of the faucet (made to embody it)over the cost of a connnou faucet of the same class. y

I claim, as a uewarticle of manufacture, a faucet having an entering bitat its induction end, handles at its eduction end for turning in thefaucet, and a selfclosing frusto-conical valve at the top tof, andforming the cap of theeduction tube, the construction and arrangementofthe parts being substantially as shown and described. l ALFRED \VEED.Witnesses:

J. B. CROSBY, FRANCIS GoULD.

